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March 21 - March 27, 2003

Ruth Palmer Blanke Boxwood Garden

Annuals: Viola spp. (Viola).

Climatron® Geodesic Greenhouse

Abutilon sachetianum, Acalypha hispida (Chenille plant), Alternanthera dentata 'Ruby', Aphelandra spp., Artocarpus heterophyllus (Jackfruit), Begonia heracleifolia, Begonia mayensis, Begonia thiemei, Begonia ulmiflolia, Brunfelsia densifolia, Caesalpinia mexicana, Calathea burle-marxii 'Ice Blue', Calliandra haematocephala, Callisia fragrans, Calvoa sessilifolia, Carica pubescens, Chamaedorea tenella, Chondrodendron tomentosum (Curare), Cissampelos andromorpha, Cissus sp., Citrus spp., Clerodendrum splendens, Crescentia cujete, Crescentia portoricensis, Crinum asiaticum var. kaawanum, Cuphea llavea, Cuphea utriculosa, Dimerocostus sp., Disporopsis longifolia, Eucharis caucana, Heliconia schiedeana, Hibiscus schizopetalus, Hippeastrum evansiae, Inga feuillei, Ludovia lancifolia, Marcgravia rectiflora, Martinella obovata, Mitriostigma axillare, Myrciaria cauliflora, Orthosiphon sp., Pachycentria tuberosa, Passiflora vitifolia, Pentas lanceolata, Persea americana (Avocado), Quararibea pumila, Rondeletia leucophylla, Scutellaria costaricana, Sinningia cardinalis, Stachytarpheta spp., Strelitzia nicolai, Tetranema gamboanum, Thunbergia erecta, Thunbergia mysorensis, Urospatha grandis.

Cohen Court

Annuals: Viola sp. (Pansy).

English Woodland Garden

Abeliophyllum distichum (Korean abelialeaf), Chionodoxa forbesii 'Pink Giant' (Glory-of-the-snow), Chionodoxa luciliae (Glory of the Snow), Cornus mas (Corneliancherry dogwood), Corylopsis gotoana (Winterhazel), Corylopsis sinensis (Winterhazel), Corylus americana (American hazel), Corylus avellana 'Contorta' (Harry Lauder's walking stick), Dirca palustris (Leatherwood), Forsythia x intermedia 'Arnold Giant' (Border forsythia), Galanthus nivalis (Snowdrop), Hamamelis mollis (Chinese witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Arnold Promise' (Hybrid witchhazel), Helleborus niger 'Altifolius' (Christmas rose), Helleborus orientalis (Lenten rose), Helleborus orientalis 'Miller Hybrid' (Lenten rose), Helleborus 'Royal Heritage' (Hellebore), Leucojum vernum (Spring snowflake), Lindera benzoin (Spicebush), Lonicera standishii (Fragrant honeysuckle), Narcissus cyclamineus 'Peeping Tom' (Cyclamineus daffodil), Narcissus 'February Gold' (Cyclamineus daffodil), Pachysandra terminalis (Japanese pachysandra), Petasites japonicus (Fuki), Pulmonaria angustifolia (Blue lungwort), Ranunculus ficaria (Lesser ncelandine), Rhododendron mucronulatum 'Deep Pink' (Korean rhododendron), Scilla bifolia (Scilla), Scilla bifolia 'Rosea' (Squill), Scilla mischtschenkoana (Tubergen squill), Scilla siberica (Siberian squill), Trachystemon orientalis (Trachystemon), Vinca minor (Periwinkle).

Grigg Nanjing Friendship Garden, the Chinese Garden

Abeliophyllum distichum (White forsythia), Corylopsis sinensis (Winterhazel), Hamamelis mollis (Chinese witchhazel), Jasminum nudiflorum (Winter jasmine), Pachysandra terminalis (Pachysandra), Prunus mandshurica (Manchurian apricot), Prunus mume (Flowering apricot), Prunus mume 'Peggy Clarke' (Flowering apricot), Prunus sp. (Flowering cherry), Prunus tomentosa (Downy cherry).

Heckman Bulb Garden

Chionodoxa forbesii 'Pink Giant' (Glory of the snow), Crocus chrysanthus (Snow crocus), Crocus tommasinianus (Snow crocus), Crocus vernus 'Pickwick' (Crocus), Crocus vernus 'Remembrance' (Crocus), Crocus vernus 'Vanguard' (Crocus), Forsythia viridiflolia 'Bronxensis' (Forsythia), Galanthus sp. (Snowdrops), Iris reticulata 'Gordon' (Botanical iris), Magnolia denudata (Yulan magnolia), Narcissus 'Mondragon' (Split-corona daffodil), Narcissus 'Sinopel' (Small-cupped daffodil), Narcissus sp. (Daffodil), Narcissus 'Swift Arrow' (Cyclamineus daffodil), Scilla bifolia 'Rosea' (Scilla), Scilla mischtschenkoana 'Tubergiana' (Scilla). Annuals: Viola 'Clear Sky Light Blue', Viola 'Clear Sky Primrose', Viola Skyline Beaconsfield', Viola 'Supreme Purple (Pansy), Viola cornuta 'Sorbet Yesterday Today Tomorrow', Viola cornuta 'Velour Blue Bronze' (Horned violet), Viola spp. (Viola).

Heckman Rock Garden

Corydalis solida 'Beth Evans' (Fumewort), Euphorbia myrsinites (Euphorbia), Forsythia 'Happy Centennial' (Forsythia), Forsythia viridissima 'Bronxensis' (Greenstem forsythia), Iris histrioides 'Lady Beatrix Stanley' (Iris), Iris reticulata (Iris), Iris reticulata 'Edward' (Iris), Iris reticulata 'Joyce' (Iris), Iris reticulata 'Margarita' (Iris), Iris reticulata 'Pixie' (Iris), Iris reticulata 'Springtime' (Iris), Muscari azureum 'Album' (Grape hyacinth), Narcissus 'Mite' (Cyclamineus daffodil), Narcissus 'Viennese Waltz' (Cyclamineus daffodil), Scilla bifolia 'Rosea' (Scilla), Veronica peduncularis 'Georgia Blue' (Veronica).

Hosta Walk

Chionodoxa luciliae (Glory-of-the-snow), Chionodoxa luciliae 'Pink Giant' (Glory-of-the-snow), Cornus mas 'Golden Glory' (Cornelian cherry), Galanthus sp. (Snowdrops), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Jelena' (Hybrid witchhazel), Scilla bifolia 'Rosea' (Scilla), Scilla sibirica (Siberian squill).

Isabelle A. Baer Garden

Annuals: Viola sp. (Viola).

Jenkins Daylily Garden

Corylopsis glabrescens (Fragrant winterhazel), Corylopsis spicata (Winterhazel), Hamamelis japonica 'Arborea' (Japanese witchhazel), Hamamelis mollis 'Princeton Gold' (Chinese witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Arnold Promise' (Hybrid witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Jelena' (Hybrid witchhazel), Lonicera standishii (Fragrant honeysuckle), Narcissus sp. (Daffodil), Viburnum x bodnantense 'Dawn' (Bodnanthense viburnum).

Knolls

Acer rubrum 'Red Sunset' (Red maple), Forsythia sp. (Forsythia), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Diane' (Witchhazel).

Kresko Family Victorian Garden

Galanthus caucasicus (Snowdrop), Narcissus sp. (Daffodil). Annuals: Viola sp. (Pansy), Viola cornuta (Horned violet).

Linnean House

Antirrhinum majus ‘Maryland Bright Yellow’ (Florist snapdragon), Camellia ‘Cinnamon Cindy’, Camellia ‘Fragrant Pink’, Camellia ‘Freedom Bell’, Camellia japonica, Camellia japonica ‘Adolphe Audusson’, , Camellia japonica ‘Adolphe Audusson Variegated’, Camellia japonica ‘Alba Plena’, Camellia japonica ‘Bernice Boddy’, Camellia japonica ‘Choji-Raju’, Camellia japonica ‘C.M. Wilson’, Camellia japonica ‘Descanso Yuletide’, Camellia japonica ‘Dixie Knight’, Camellia japonica ‘Eleanor Hagood’, Camellia japonica ‘Elegans (Chandler)’, Camellia japonica ‘General Dwight Eisenhower’, Camellia japonica ‘Gosho-Zakura’, Camellia japonica ‘Jean Pursel’, Camellia japonica ‘Julia Wilson’, Camellia japonica ‘Kramer’s Supreme’, Camellia japonica ‘Lady Campbell’, Camellia japonica ‘Magnoliaeflora’, Camellia japonica ‘Marc Eleven’, Camellia japonica ‘Monte Carlo’, Camellia japonica ‘Mrs. Charles Cobb’, Camellia japonica ‘Mrs. D.W. Davis’, Camellia japonica ‘Nobilissima’, Camellia japonica ‘Nuccio’s Gem’, Camellia japonica ‘Pink Herme’, Camellia japonica ‘Pink Pagoda’, Camellia japonica ‘Professor Charles S. Sargent’, Camellia japonica ‘Reeve’s Sweetheart’, Camellia japonica ‘Rosemary Kinser’, Camellia japonica ‘Ted Kohl’, Camellia japonica ‘Tiffany’, Camellia japonica ‘Tinsie’, Camellia japonica ‘Tom Knudsen’, Camellia japonica ‘Valley Knudsen’, Cyclamen persicum ‘Concerto Cordelia’, (Florist cyclamen), Cyclamen persicum ‘Haolios Rose with Eye’, Ipheon uniflorum (Spring star-flower), Jasminum polyanthemum (Pink jasmine), Lathyrus odoratus ‘Winter-flowering pink’ (Sweet pea), Lorapetalum chinense, Osmanthus fragrans (Fragrant olive), Primula malacoides ‘Prima series’ (Fairy primrose).

Lopata Azalea/Rhododendron Garden

Crocus etruscus 'Zwanenburg' (Crocus), Crocus sp. (Crocus), Galanthus nivalis (Snowdrop), Magnolia stellata (Star magnolia), Magnolia x loebneri x stellata x kobus (Hybrid magnolia), Rhododendron mucronulatum (Korean rhododendron), Rhododendron mucronulatum 'Compact Dwarf' (Korean rhododendron), Rhododendron mucronulatum 'Deep Pink' (Korean rhododendron).

Milles Sculpture Garden

Annuals: Viola 'Clear Sky True Blue', Viola 'Clear Sky White', Viola 'Clear Sky Yellow' (Pansy).

Ridgway Center Entrance

Annuals: Viola spp. (Pansy).

Samuels Bulb Garden

Chionodoxa forbesii 'Pink Giant' (Glory-of-the-snow), Chionodoxa sardensis (Glory-of-the-snow), Crocus 'Dutch Yellow' (Crocus), Crocus sp. (Crocus), Crocus tommasinianus (Crocus), Crocus vernus 'Jeanne d'Arc' (Crocus), Crocus vernus 'Purpureus Grandiflorus' (Crocus), Crocus vernus 'Remembrance' (Crocus), Forsythia viridissima 'Bronxensis' (Greenstem forsythia), Iris reticulata 'Harmony' (Iris), Iris reticulata 'Pauline' (Iris), Scilla mischtschenkoana 'Tubergeniana' (Milk squill), Scilla siberica (Siberian squill). Annuals: Viola 'Clear Sky Primrose' (Pansy), Viola spp. (Viola).

Seiwa-En, The Japanese Garden

Cornus mas (Cornelian cherry), Cornus officinalis (Japanese corneliancherry), Forsythia x intermedia 'Beatrix Farrand' (Forsythia), Hamamelis mollis 'Goldcrest' (Chinese witchhazel), Hamamelis vernalis (Vernal witchhazel), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Arnold Promise' (Hybrid witchhazel), Prunus americana (Wild plum), Prunus sp. (Flowering cherry), Salix discolor (Pussy willow).

Shoenberg Temperate House

Abutilon ‘Moonchimes’ (Flowering maple), Acacia redolens, Anomatheca laxa x grandiflora, Antirrhinum majus ‘Maryland Bright Yellow’ (Florist snapdragon), Arbutus unedo ‘Compacta’ (Dwarf strawberry bush), Aristolochia californica, Aster glaucodes, Bulbine frutescens ‘Hallmark’, Buxus balearica (Boxwood), Canarina canariensis (Canary Island bellflower), Cineraria hybrid ‘Jester Blue’, Clematis armandii, Cleome arborea (Bladderbush), Cneorum tricoccon (Spurge olive), Coleonema pulchellum, Coronilla valentina ssp. Glauca, Corylopsis sinensis (Winter hazel), Cyclamen adzharicum, Cyclamen persicum, Cyclamen persicum ‘Concerto Cordelia’ (Florist cyclamen), Cyclamen persicum ‘Concerto Louisa’ (Florist cyclamen), Cyclamen persicum ‘Miracle Flame Mix’ (Miniature cyclamen), Cytisus x spachianus (Fragrant broom), Edgeworthia papyrifera (Paperbush), Eysimum cheiri ‘Jaune Parisienne’ (Wallflower), Euphorbia characias ssp. wulfenii (Spurge), Euphorbia dendroides (Tree spurge), Euphorbia milii (Crown of thorns), Euryops pectinatus ‘Viridis’ (Clanwilliam daisy), Glandularia lilacina (Verbena), Helleborus argutifolius (Corsican hellebore), Hoboella coriacea, Hyacinthus orientalis ‘Blue Atlantic’, Jasminum mesnyi (Primrose jasmine), Jasminum parkeri, Lachenalia sp., Laurus nobilis (Bay laurel), Lindera melissifolia (Pondberry), Lupinus pilosus (Lupine), Mitchellia compressa, Narcissus ‘Marieke’ (Daffodil), Nemesia ‘Aromatic Dark Lavender’, Osteospermum hybrid ‘Lemon Symphony’ (African daisy), Osteospermum hybrid ‘Wildside’ (African daisy), Papaver rhoeas (Corn poppy), Pelargonium x hortorum `Americana Salmon' (Geranium), Pelargonium x hortorum ‘Designer Light Pink’ (Geranium), Pinguicula caerulea (Mexican butterwort), Pittosporum sp., Primula malacoides ‘Prima series’ (Fairy primrose), Primula obconica ‘Libra series’ (German primrose), Prunus carolinana (Cherry laurel), Ribes integrifolia (Lemonade berry), Rosa banksiae ‘Alba Plena’ (Banksia rose), Stachyurus praecox, Tetradenia riparia, Umbellaria californica (California bay), Teucrium fruiticans (Tree germander), Veltheima bracteata, Viburnum tinus (Laurestinus).

Spoehrer Plaza

Annuals: Viola spp. (Pansies).

Strassenfest German Garden

Cornus mas 'Golden Glory' (Cornelian cherry), Corylus colurna (Turkish hazel), Crocus chrysanthus 'Blue Pearl' (Crocus), Crocus sp. (Crocus), Hamamelis x intermedia 'Westerstede' (Witchhazel), Narcissus sp. (Daffodil). Annuals: Viola 'Ultima Impressions Rose Parade' (Pansy).

Swift Family Garden

Annuals: Viola spp. (Pansy).

Victorian Gardens

Acer rubrum 'Red Sunset' (Red maple), Acer saccharinum (Silver maple), Chionodoxa luciliae (Glory-of-the-snow), Crocus sp. (Snow crocus), Galanthus nivalis (Snowdrop), Magnolia stellata (Star magnolia), Magnolia x loebneri 'Leonard Messel' (Magnolia), Magnolia x loebneri 'Merrill' (Magnolia), Narcissus sp. (Daffodil), Scilla siberica (Siberian squill).

Zimmerman Scented Garden

Annuals: Viola 'Clear Sky Light Blue' (Pansy), Viola cornuta 'Sorbet Yellow Delight', Viola 'Tiger Eyes' (Horned violet).

Kemper Center for Home Gardening

AmerenUE Ground Cover Border
Cornus mas 'Golden Glory' (Cornelian cherry dogwood), Narcissus 'Ice Follies' (Large-cupped daffodil).

Bank of America Family Vegetable Garden
Annuals: Viola spp. (Pansies).

Birch Mahaffey Carpenter Butterfly Pavillion
Crocus vernus 'Pickwick' (Crocus), Narcissus 'Peeping Tom' (Cyclamineus daffodil), Narcissus 'Tete-a-Tete' (Miniature daffodil).

Christopher Biraben Butterfly Meadow
Chionodoxa luciliae (Glory-of-the-snow), Crocus vernus subsp. vernus 'Pickwick' (Crocus), Narcissus 'Cassata' (Split-corona daffodil), Puschkinia libanotica (Striped squill).

Cornelia Sunnen Backyard Garden
Annuals: Viola 'Crystal Bowl Primrose' (Pansy).

Enterprise Rent-A-Car Flower Borders
Crocus sp. (Crocus), Forsythia 'Gold Tide' (Forsythia).

Foundation Plantings
Annuals: Viola 'Delta Violet with Face', Viola 'Imperial Frosty Rose' (Pansy).

Fragrance Garden
Abeliophyllum distichum (White forsythia), Galanthus nivalis (Snowdrop), Lonicera fragrantissima (Winter honeysuckle).

Hedge Display
Cornus mas 'Golden Glory' (Cornelian cherry dogwood).

Jane and Whitney Harris Secret Garden
Annuals: Scaevola aemula 'Outback Purple Fan' (Fan flower).

Jordan Ornamental Shade Garden and Overlook
Helleborus orientalis (Lenten rose). Annuals: Viola 'Burgundy Lace' (Pansy), Viola cornuta 'Sorbet Black Delight', Viola cornuta 'Sorbet French Vanilla' (Horned violet).

Lang Family Bird Garden
Galanthus nivalis (Snowdrop), Scilla siberica 'Spring Beauty' (Scilla). Annuals: Viola 'Panola Red Blotch' (Pansy).

Lois Whiteside Franklin Flower Trial Garden
Annuals: Viola spp. (Viola).

Maritz Apple Allee
Crocus vernus subsp. vernus 'Purpureus Grandiflorus' (Crocus), Crocus vernus subsp. vernus 'Striped Beauty' (Crocus), Narcissus 'Tete-a-tete' (Daffodil).

Martha Love Symington Missouri Native Shade Garden
Corylus americana (American hazel), Hamamelis vernalis (Ozark witchhazel), Lindera benzoin (Spicebush).

Members' Entry Court Garden
Annuals: Hyacinthus 'Splendid Cornelia' (Hyacinth), Linaria maroccana (Toadflax), Scaevola aemula 'Outback Purple Fan' (Scaevola), Viola 'Delta Mauve with Blotch', Viola 'Delta Pure Violet', Viola 'Delta Rose with Blotch' (Pansy).

Mildred Lane Kemper Terrace Garden
Crocus vernus (Crocus), Forsythia 'Fiesta' (Forsythia). Annuals: Viola sp. (Pansy).

Spoehrer Children's Garden
Corylus avellana 'Contorta' (Harry Lauder's walking stick). Annuals: Viola cornuta 'Penny Azure Wing', Viola cornuta 'Penny Orchid Frost', Viola cornuta 'Penny Violet', Viola cornuta 'Sorbet Blackberry Cream', Viola 'Sorbet Lemon Swirl', Viola cornuta 'Sorbet Yellow Frost' (Horned violet), Viola 'Baby Bingo Denim', Viola 'Bingo Blotch Mixture Improved', Viola 'Clear Sky Primrose', Viola 'Pamela Golden Yellow', Viola 'Wink Desert Sunset Mix' (Pansy).

Suzanne Stagg Wright Rock Garden
Iris reticulata 'Harmony' (Botanical iris).

USBank City Garden
Annuals: Viola 'Dynamite Beacon Blue' (Pansy), Viola cornuta 'Sorbet Coconut Swirl' (Horned violet).

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